Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-13
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

Elmer Nmlln HdS at ihSbStkoVt "A'A
cinnati. 81, 500 is the figure.
Boston offers S., o for ClarksOn. $40
900 is the Chicago figure hereafter.
Detroit is red hot after Mccormick, bu'
will look a lonk while at S $500.
Spalding now proposes to educate young
ball players, and dispose of them In th'
Boston market.
Here's to the retirement Of st. LOUIS,
is the way President Stromberg w(h)ineo
at the League meeting.
Al. Spalding says if he can sell another
PLAYER he will have his salaries paid before
the season opens.
The past winter has been the most trying
and p~erplexing one in the history of the
great American pastime.
Weleh, of the Browns, is probably IN
better trim at the present time than any
other outfielder in the country.
Tony Mullane will pitch the opening
game of the Cincinnatis in st. Louis. Tony
will feel a little odd that day.
The Chicago and Allegheny clubs will
use "a three sheet poster of Mike Kelly IN
the Boston series in their respective cities.
The national guard of New York Is
talking of forming a league. 1t Is sup
posed that gatling guns will be used Tor
batteries.
Mexican will plan with Cleveland but
it cost $500 to settle the matter. the Ro-
chester man standing good for 500 of the
amount.
What's in a name? A western paper
speaks of Steve Brody, the jumper, having
Joined the International League. This is
tough.
The st. Louis Browns expect an attend
ance of 10, 900 %persOnsin Brooklyn Dec0ra-
tiOns Day. Ii the weather proves clear
they ought to have more.
Petey Browning can drink as much rum
as he likes until reporting time, but then
his fountain of pleasure will no longer be
allowed to run.
The series for the championship Of the
State of Ohio is now a go, Cleveland hav-
ing bolstered up enough courage to accept
Cincinnati's challenge.
The delegates t the meeting of the Ma
tioual ColOred League which is to be held
at Baltimore next week will be banquet
ed, after the confab, by the Lord Balti-
mOreS.
The Allegheny club will endeayOr to
add another feature to their cap by sign
ing another pitcher. II successful, the
teams chances for the pennant will be
greatly increased.
Does the Association really think the
blacklisting of reserved players who hold
off for more money will 90. 1t looks like n
big game of bluff, in which the courts
will hold the winning hand.
Cuff, the new catcher secured by the New
York club, is showing up most admirably
rs a thrOwcr in his practice, and Manager
Mutrie thinks he will prove 4 valuable
man behind the bat during the coming sea-
son.
There is q difference ~OfOpiniOn among the
clubs OF the ColOred League as to which
rules would be the best to play under
the new or the old. They are inclined to
favor the old ones. however, with one or
two exceptions.
1t is said that John Il. Sage is at work
upon 4 Autograph OF Mike Kelly, The
design represents S~paulding and Billings
in the Chicago and Boston offices of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., and Presi-
dent Young with a certified check for $l0,-
OOU, white Kelly's picture will adOrn the
center with an old hat in one hand and
$1,000 in the other.
IL Al Ica.-.t. al,L -, -, l,.1- Nl,,.
will secure the services Mccormick, of the
C~hicagoes, and Guy Hecker, OF the Louis
Vile team. A large offer has been made
by them for their release.-Er. Well!
Luck would hardly he the name for such a
thing as this happening the Cincinnatis.
Bat they stand about rs much chance of
getting Heckcr as the home team does of
getting Latham.
So far as forming a League with Harvard
and Princeton is concerned, O'ROurke
agrees with Yale's action in refusing to
Join the other colleges, because precedent
shows that Harvard and Princeton might
make it very unpleasant. Yale will prob
ably determine in short time what pos
itiOn she will occupy in Il college League.
She is willing to join with Harvard and
Princeton if columbia and Williams can
be admitted; but it is likely that Harvard
and Princeton will object to the admission
OF Williams. 1t is said that Williams will
have an excellent nine this season, and
would be a valuable member of the
League.
An Eastern newspaper writer in a lengthy
article Oh the subject of playeTs' salaries
generally, but the enormous sum paid for
Mike kclly's release particularly, tumbles
to himself that base ball men, rs a rule,
receive more money for their services than
does he ard his c~o-labOrers. The e. u. W,
it can be readily seen, is young at the
business, There is only one class on the
face OF the earth that old aud tried news
paper men will acknowledge outranks
them on the salary question, aud that is
the plUmhpr.